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A Corpus of Late Celtic Hanging-bowls with an Account of the Bowls Found in Scandinavia

Celtic hanging-bowls were produced from the fifth to the eleventh century and range from simple functional vessels to great masterpieces of the period. The first part of the publication sets the bowls in their historical and cultural background and discusses all key aspects of hanging-bowlresearch, including the much-disputed topics of origin, use, and chronology. The second part is a comprehensive and highly detailed catalogue, dealing with the whole series from Britain and Europe. The publication is lavishly illustrated with over a thousand black and white illustrations and eightcolour plates. This long-awaited book by the leading authority on the subject will become the definitive work on this distinctive class of Celtic artefact.

About the author (2005)

Rupert Bruce-Mitford was formerly Keeper of Medieval and Later Antiquities in the British Museum. Sheila Raven is Archaeology Assistant and Post-Excavation Manager in the Department for Continuing Education at the University of Oxford

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A Corpus of Late Celtic Hanging-bowls with an Account of the Bowls Found in Scandinavia